The MFG Meeting brings industry leaders together in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to share insights, address key business challenges, develop solutions, and make connections.

Kennametal earns a supplier award and teams with Hexagon. DN Solutions acquires Heller. Union Park Capital acquires GAM Enterprises. Plus, leadership updates from Acieta, Index, Limble, Mission Design & Automation, Romi USA, and Wintriss Controls Group.

Technology utilization and its benefits for achieving operational improvements.

Check in for the highlights, headlines, and hijinks that matter to manufacturing. These lean news items keep you updated on the latest developments.

Print it like you mean it. Autonomy; no training wheels. Tommy Bahama and a titanium spine. Upgraded copper. Clean code beats heroics.

People and talent are in short supply, but addressed correctly, that shortage won’t be your problem – it will be somebody else’s.

This partnership with Hexagon sets an example of what happens when industry expertise meets storytelling that truly resonates.

In a move widely telegraphed since their last meeting, the Federal Reserve today opted to leave the benchmark interest rates steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% at their first meeting of 2026.

The United States is turning its skilled workforce recruitment and training weakness into a growth offensive. Tech-charged reshoring initiatives are fueling a skilled workforce reboot and redefining common misconceptions of manufacturing jobs.

IMTS, like New Year’s Day, is a temporal landmark, or a moment in time that stands out from the ordinary. It creates what behavior scientists call a “fresh start effect” – a psychological boost and catalyst for change.